Tag: mike friedrich
RIP Mel Thompson, comics retailing pioneer
Comics retailing pioneer Mel Thompson passed away recently, and his colleagues remember his innovations
SDCC ’19: Presenting the 2019 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards winners
The 2019 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards were presented at San Diego Comic-Con International on Friday, July 19 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront hotel. In categories stacked with talent, the big winners for...
The Norm Breyfogle Whisper campaign is a can’t miss deal
In December, artist Norm Breyfogle suffered a stroke which left his drawing hand impaired. He'll need months of therapy to hopefully regain his mobility to be able to walk, draw and hopefully work again. And the comcis industry being what it is, generous folks have set up
an Indiegogo campaign to raise $10,000 to help with Norm's therapy. BUT it is not just a feel good campaign (although that would be enough. The Nrm Breyfogle Whisper Campaign also gets you a reprint of Whisper, an early kick ass woman comic from the 80s. Written by Steven Grant, this is a solid book of the era.
